The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-17
TOINETTE AND TIE TIGER.
Nv. p. Reed IN the Atlanta Contribution.

Toinette, look out Tor the tigerl
Mr.. LaRue laughed as he said this,
but his wife's face wore a troubled
look.
Perhaps we had better stay at
home, she said.
Nonsense, replied LaRue, There
is no danger. These circus men are
always spreading some wild rumors
about the escape Of lions and tigers.
They do il to advertise the show.
You are not afraid, are you, To
nette?"
Toiuette, pretty girl Of sixteen,
tossed her golden tresses with an air
OF disdain.
II am not going out" she said,
"and the tiger is not likely 10 come
into the house. Marie will demand
all my attention while you are gone. !"
) Mr.. LaRue and his wife we're on
their way 10 the village, some six
miles distant, when this conversation
took place.
For day or two the country peo-
pie had been somewhat excited over
the report that a royal Bengal tiger
had escaped from the menagerie at
tached to the Great Western circus
then exhibiting at q neig hbsring
town, but nothing definite could be
learned, and many agreed with La
}. Rue that the story was nothing but
4 an advertising dodge.
Toinette watched her parents as
they drove of in a buggy, and waved
her hand to them as they disappeared
around the bend in the road.
The girl was strikiLgly fair and
delicate for 4 farmers daughter.
Her vivacity and restless activity,
inherited doubtless with her French
blood, were all that saved her from
being 4 doll like beauty, with her
pink and white complexion aud hair
like spun gold.
"Toinet,e Toinettel" yelled the
baby sister, bright little three year
old, wont 90 tum aud play cirkyY
Marie had never seen a circus, but
she had heard all about IL, aud on
this particular morning she had
brought out her collection OF toys
and was determined TO get up /,
Monster Aggregation Of Wonders
that would rival those advertised By
the Great Western.
Toinette saw that she was in for Ii
Let me see IL the coast is clear 7
she exclaimed, as she ran to the from
door.
There was nothing in sight on tn,
lonely road, and not human fgur,
was 10 be seen in the fields surround
ing the house.
Alone in this solitude, with tn,
nearest neighbor a mile away, III,
girl for a moment yielded 10 a Sigh
nervousness. Then she Shrugged
her shoulders in her Frenchy wa
= and laughed.
This is a picnic for Marie" sh,
said, and | suppose | must assis
her in turning the house upsid
down"
For an hour or so the two had
delightful romp. The family ca
was harnessed TO a little wagon an,
made TO trot around an imaginar
ring until, revolving in high dud
geon, she tore herself loose from tn
harness aud fed to the woods. Al
OF the play things we're utilized Il
turn, until finally Marie threw then
petulantly away, and clamored for
new pleasure;
II was no slight task TO amuse thi
spoiled child, but Toinette was goo,
natured aud nothing delighted he
more than a irolic. After evcrythin
else had been tried she thought O
one resource that had never bee
known 10 fail.
"Nowlet's blow bubbles, she sug
gested.
A scream Of pleasure from Mari
showed that no better scheme ooul
have been devised.
In another moment the two ha
established themselves at the end {
the back piazza. with big bowl {
soap suds and couple Of clay pipe
The servants had been given no
iday on account OF the circus, an
perfect silence rcigned with the 9,
ception OF the shouts raised by Toll
cite and Marie when an UNUSUAL
large bubble Aoated upward like
gorgeous little balloon: .
Toiuette had Q child's fancy q
Raudy oolors and she found herse
Watching the prismatic hues OF q
big bubbles with intense interest.
A low growl disturbed her al
caused her 10 look around: q.
big cat said Marie, he,
biseern our cat. Amt she pity
Toinette's blood iroIe with terri
O. she turned her head.